David Jacques - Guitar

David Jacques was born in 1978 in Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada. He is completing in 2007 a Doctorate in music performance at the Univerity of Montreal. He also has a Master in performance from Laval University, a First Prize in guitar, a Prize with high distinction in chamber music from the Quebec Conservatory of music and a Bachelor in music teaching from Laval University. Moreover, he has studied jazz guitar at the same University.
Many times a finalist and semi-finalist in international and national competitions, he has won many of them. He received grants and sponsorships from many organisms and associations. Since 2002, he has played with many many anciant music groups like Anonymus, Caprice, Bande Montrea Baroque, Les Voix humaines, les voix Baroques, Stadacone, Musica Divina, etc. He has published many arrangements for guitar for Les Productions d'OZ. He recorded more than 16 CDs with major labels like XXI-21, Universal records, Analakta and Atma Classique, not to talk about the dozens of smaller contributions in other productions. He gave classical concerts in USA, France, Poland, Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, Mexico, Chile, Vietnam, Brazil, Argentina, India, Nepal, Taiwan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, New-Zealand, Australia and Canada. With such success, he was invited to give concerts for many well-known names like the President of USA, the Prime minister of Canada and for 4 Prime ministers of Quebec.
Between 1995 and 2007, he gave not less than 2000 musical representations in a variety of styles. Many of these concerts were broadcast by the national radio and television of several countries. As a soloist or continuo player, he performs regularly with different orchestras like Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and many others. His large repertoire encompasses early music, classical as well as jazz and popular styles.
As a pedagogue, he is sharing his knowledge in private lessons and master classes for many years and is teaching at the Ste-Foy's College since 2005. In 2002, he created the company Productiosn DJ and works restlessly to promote the classical guitar at loca, national and international level.